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section, the property owner must first submit a letter to the Planning Director that <br />describes in detail which tree(s) will be removed (as shown on a Site Preparation Permit <br />or Watershed Protection Plan, Phase 2, as applicable), how the removal will be <br />performed (and machinery and equipment needed), and the date and time when the <br />anticipated removal will occur. If a specimen or protected tree proposed for removal is <br />not within a building footprint or within 10 feet of a building footprint, within the area over <br />the septic system, within an area necessary for reasonable site access, or within an area <br />designated for the construction or installation of public facilities such as streets or <br />utilities, the letter must also include a notarized statement by the owner that the tree(s) <br />to be removed is (are) either not a protected or specimen tree(s), as defined within this <br />section, or that its (their) removal will be in complete conformance with the provisions of <br />this section, and the letter must be accompanied by a recommendation for removal from <br />a certified arborist or registered landscape architect. The letter must be submitted at <br />least one week in advance of the removal operation. <br />(g) Trees Within the Building Footprint or Within Site Access Areas. <br />(1) Trees over nine inches in caliper but less than 24 inches in caliper that are <br />located within a building footprint or within 10 feet of a building footprint, within <br />the area over the septic system, or within areas necessary for reasonable site <br />access (but not including parking areas), such as a driveway, shall not be <br />required to be preserved or replaced. <br />(2) Trees over nine inches in caliper but less than 24 inches in caliper that are <br />located within areas designated for the construction or installation of public <br />facilities such as streets or utilities, shall not be required to be preserved or <br />replaced. <br />(3) Trees over nine inches in caliper but less than 24 inches in caliper that are not <br />located within a building footprint or within 10 feet of a building footprint, within <br />the area over the septic system, within areas necessary for reasonable site <br />access, or within areas designated for the construction or installation of public <br />facilities such as streets or utilities, that the property owner requests and receives <br />approval to remove may be removed, but shall be replaced on-site at a ratio of <br />two-and-one-half trees per tree removed and shall be credited toward the <br />number of trees required for site development. Replacement trees shall have a <br />minimum caliper of two inches. <br />(4) Any specimen tree (24 inch caliper or greater) that is located within the building <br />footprint, or areas necessary for site access (but not including parking areas), <br />such as a driveway, shall not be required to be preserved. However, the tree that <br />is removed shall be replaced caliper-for-caliper (a ratio of one-to-one). Trees <br />removed shall be approved in accordance with Section 5.5.2.1. <br />Section 6.1.1.5. General Requirements <br />(a) Installation. All landscape materials shall be installed according to American Association <br />of Nurserymen (AAN) standards. <br />(b) Maintenance. The owner of the building, or the manager or agent of the owner, shall be <br />responsible for the maintenance of all landscape areas. The areas shall be maintained <br />so as to present a healthy, neat and orderly appearance at all times and shall be kept • <br />free of refuse and debris. All planted areas shall be provided with a readily available